Earlier in the day, the Tasmanian qualified a Ford Fusion into the Sprint
Cup Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He finished off the
whirlwind day by starting 37th at the O'Reilly Raceway Park and
improving a race-best 25 positions in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event.

"What a day," Ambrose said. "It's certainly a day
I'll never forget. I didn't know how we could have outdone what
happened over at the Brickyard, especially since we had to qualify our
way into the field, and we did it. We were a little behind at the start
of the Nationwide race, but everyone on this JTG Racing team kept working
to make it better. Last Saturday will be a day our entire organization
will never forget."

While Ambrose was at Indianapolis, longtime JTG driver/mentor Robert
Pressley practiced the Kingsford Ford at ORP. The team concentrated on a
setup that would work best at night, even if it came at the expense of
traction during the first 75 laps before the sun set. "The car came
alive in the last 100 laps," said crew chief Gary Cogswell. "It
was a lot of fun to watch Marcos work his way through all that traffic.
Improving 25 spots on a short track is something you don't see very
often. It's a shame we didn't have another 50 laps. It could have
gotten interesting."

The finish helped Ambrose maintain his 12th-place position in the
Nationwide standings. However, he drew to a mere 80 points from the Top
10.

"I'm really pleased with our finish," Ambrose said. "We
got ourselves in a good position. I can't complain. I didn't
practice the car at all, but thanks to Robert and everyone else at JTG
Racing, we had a really good piece and I had a fun night." Ambrose,
who finished 22nd on Sunday, will move to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in
Montreal next Saturday for the second road course of the Nationwide
season.

"This is a really good stretch of races for our Kingsford car,"
Ambrose said. "If last Saturday is any indication, we're in a
good position to make a run down the stretch -- and have a lot of fun
in the process."